George N. Shuster Fellowship, 2004, “Mining the Urban Environment: Improving Recycling Participation in New York City;”

George N. Shuster Fellowship, 2006, “Health Disparities and Residential Segregation in New York City: Mapping TB and AIDS in Conjunction with Segregation Indices;”

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping – Cartography and Geographic Information Society 34th Annual Map Competition Awards for 2006 – Atlas/Book, Professional Category, for the book “GIS for the Urban Environment;”

Planetizen’s Top Planning Books for 2007 – GIS for the Urban Environment;

International Union of Population Scientists Conference,Marrakech, Morocco, 2009. “The Cadastral-based Expert Dasymetric System (CEDS) for Mapping Population Distribution and Vulnerability in New York City,” – Honorable Mention in a field of 600+ posters.

Fellow of the Royal Geograohical Society, 2011

Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award, 2011-2012, Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow Urban Lab “Health, Justice, and the Built Environment: A Case Study Comparison of New York City and Glasgow.”